The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-06-01

would never catch up on a stern chasJ.
Great, therefore, were the expectations OF
Hanlan's friends to see him nearing the
turn clearly ahead of Gaudaur and gaining
all the time. While all eyes were strain
ing after the blue and scarlet specks in the
distance the wind suddenly freshened and
huge drops Of rain began to fall. The lake
was soon lumpy from end to end, and the
downpour was almost binding Hanlan
turned first, two lengths ahead. Time,
10:02. He was pulling about thirty-ive
strokes a minute at this point, and round
ing to, Gaudaur struck about the same
gait. Hanlan stopped an instant here for
some purpose, but did not lose the lead.
He kept well to the front, as from the
start, until entering the third mile.
There Hanlan commenced to flag. So
uneven did his stroke become, and SO
great exertion did it seem to require, that
many believed his boat was leaking or had
shipped one of the choppy seas. Gaudaur
was rowing magni6cently. He showed the
same long, steady sweep he had taken at
the outset, but faster. With machine-like
precision be passed poor, struggling Han.
Ian. A boats length of water between
them could be seen, then another and at
last ore more additional. "Hanlaa's
beaten" murmured the crowd. "No, no."
shouted others. ''See him spurt see him
vengeance. The multitudes on shore and
ahoat held their breaths, then regardless
of rain, tossed hats and umbrellas in the
air and started to yell like Comanches.
The cheers died on their lips. Hanlan
could not stand the pace, and again
Gaudaur's great sweep began to tell. 1t
wss then that Hanlan lay back Just an in
slant and turning his face from the rain
shot glance over his shoulder at Gaudaur.
ef- -wlo nw1a
saw himself irretrieyably beaten. Gaudaur
was six lengths to the fore. Seeing Han
Ian surrender all hope, Gaudaur magnani-
mously slackened the speed and passed the
stand an easy winner by four lengths.
Time, 20:29.
1t was fine performance under the ad-
verse conditions. Hanlan was seen by an
Associated Press reporter Immediately after
the race, and asked what he thought of the
result. 81 do not think the best man
won," said Hanlan, 'though / acknowl-
that could be, the exclamation grew taci-
wish to make any excuses Persistent
queries, however, brought out the state
ment from Hanlan that he had not been in
the best of condition. II have been suffer-
ing from a cold,'' he said, ''and it told on
me exactly when most wanted it not 70. -
In sharp contrast to the glum appearance
OF Hanlan was the CHEEKY, sun Drowned
face of Gaudaur. That was the hardest
race / ever rowed," said he. 81 Just had
to do my level best" he added, "and did
lt.''
TIE referee of the race was Hanlau's
choice, Hamilton Busby, of New York.
Hanlan gets 40 per cent. of S., 500, the total
gate receipts. The remainder goes to Gau-
daur.
The figures 2O29 were from Lyman
Glover, president of the Farragut Club, who
was aboard the press boat and was under
stood TO be the time-keeper. His facilities
for doing SO were very inadequate, the
press boat, owing to unfortunate circum-
stances, not being in good position either
at the start or finish. Jacob Stumpf, OF
st. Louis, and James Rogers, of Toronto,
were on the referees boat, close to the
oarsmen throughout the race. Both Mr..
Stumpf and Mr.. Rogers carefully timed
the contest, and both agree that the three
miles was made in 1890. This time was
this evening declared official. Gaudaur
previous time being his own against
Teemer over the same course. 1854. On
every side tonight EXPRESSIONS of admir-.
alton for the feat are heard, coupled with
conjecture as TO what might have been
done had the conditions been at all favor.
able. Undoubtedly if the day had not been
rainy from early morning the record
smashing would have been witnessed by a
crowd numbering 10000.
Hanlan, though beaten, not only forced
Gaudsur TO break all records, but also
broke them himself. Hanlan's time, ac-
cordipg to the official record, was 1874.
His backer, Peter Duryea, taxing courage
from this fact, stated tonight that he
would send Hanlan to Australia to beat
Beach and then return and again attempt
to defeat Gaudaur. Mr.. Duryea attributes
Hanlan's defeat mainly to the fact that his
boat was untitled for rough water, while
Gsudsur's was peculiarly adapted to it.
Hanlan also inclined to this view of the
matter later In the evening and frightened
up after it was announced as certain that
he had surpassed the worlds best previous
record.